Low in sugar (natural and artificial) and without any added oil or fat, these tasty banana bread bars really do fit the bill for a nutritious snack. Of course the chocolate chips aren’t completely guilt-free and could be considered optional, but I’m pretty sure I don’t have to tell you where I stand on the [...]Continue Reading

We’ve been eating these muffins left and right, up and down, over and under (ok, I’m done) for a few months now and they are simply fantastic. We happen to be muffin lovers around here so maybe we’re biased but they have us won over as new favorites for breakfast and snacks and everything inbetween. [...]Continue Reading

This cranberry salsa will make you feel like a celebrity. At least it did for Brian. He brought it to several events last week and every time, he returned with accounts of people mobbing him for the recipe, weeping at the fear he wouldn’t share it and kissing his feet when he did (accounts may [...]Continue Reading

So if you want something else to serve alongside the easy caramel sauce for apple-dipping, I’m here for you. Two fabulous ways to make Greek yogurt into the best little fruit dips around. How can you go wrong with cookie dough and homemade funfetti? Really. I’m thinking someone needs to throw an autumn apple [...]Continue Reading

I know, I know, applesauce is applesauce. But actually, I’m here with breaking news that this (yes, this Slow Cooker Applesauce) is not just applesauce. It’s the best applesauce ever. There, I said it. Ever. <–Despite the over usage of this “best ever” descriptor, you have to believe me on this one. Every year we [...]Continue Reading

I might as well call this post “Aw, carbs, why you gotta be so good!” because confession: I am completely and totally powerless in the face of chewy, soft, salty pretzels especially when they are dunked in a creamy made from scratch cheese sauce. These. These pretzel twists, reminiscent of every pretzel I’ve ever had [...]Continue Reading

Do you have just one more zucchini recipe in you? If you aren’t totally burned out of zucchini by now (it’s like feast or famine with that green beauty), I highly recommend this zucchini hummus. Not only is it a blessed diversion from how-many-loaves-of-zucchini-bread-can-one-handle syndrome but it is super fast and deliciously healthy. We’ve [...]Continue Reading

I am a granola fiend. I eat it by the handfuls when no one or every one is looking, and 5 out of 7 mornings a week I spoon it onto a bowl full of yogurt. And I’m not the only one. Brian loves the stuff, too, and has been known to pilfer the last jar [...]Continue Reading

Remember these healthy no-bake granola bites? Yeah, they’re delicious. And easy. And a pretty healthy little snack. The only thing that could make them more desirable is if they were loaded with chocolate. So here you go. No-Bake Dark Chocolate Granola Bites. Still delicious. Still easy. And still full of healthier ingredients than, say, [...]Continue Reading

Cinnamon and Sugar Breadstick Twists. About the happiest things to come forth from my kitchen in the last century. Brian nearly did a cartwheel in delight (until I reminded him his 36-year old hamstrings might not appreciate that). The boys gladly cartwheeled in his behalf until Jackson innocently catapulted into Ty who rammed into Camryn. [...]Continue Reading